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Prescription Cascade In the United States, Tthe practice of over prescribing medication is an ever increasing problem with detrimental consequences. The practice of over prescribing medication is referred to as the prescribing cascade. According to Dr. Mehrdad Ayati, an assistant professor of medicine at the Stanford University School of Medicine, prescription cascade can be described in the following way.” To put this simply, a patient goes to a doctor’s office with an illness and is given a…

Sickle Cell Anemia Anatomy and Physiology 9/1/2014 Victoria Nimtz Definitions and History: Sickle Cell Anemia is a genetically passed disease. Instead of having normal disc – like red blood cells, a person would end up producing semicircular (sickle) shaped blood cells. This turns into a huge problem because the semicircular shaped blood cells block the blood flow within the blood vessels, which happen to carry inside them a protein known as hemoglobin, which ends up carrying oxygen from…

America the Addicted Nation Addiction is a lethal epidemic that plagues modern America. It is prevalent amongst all strata of society, and has no regard for race, color, ethnicity, or gender. It affects rich and poor, young and old, the educated and the ignorant. It comes in myriad varieties and takes on numerous forms. Some appear visibly harmful; others bear far more subtle implications. While it is undeniable that certain addictions invite more dangers than others—such as those that wreak…

10 Thesis / Research Question: Are opioids a beneficial treatment option for cancer patients? I. Introduction: Interesting opening remarks to grab the reader?s attention: quote, short story, startling statistics Thesis: What question are you exploring in this paper and why is it important to research? What is the answer to your thesis question (Are opioids a beneficial treatment option for cancer patients?)? II. Uses of opioids in cancer treatment What opioids are commonly used for cancer…

Are you overcome with sadness? Do you feel the need to fit in? Are you experiencing tough times and do not know how to cope? Are you looking to fill a void? Are you bored in your suburban town? Do you just like to get high? Are you avoiding the pain of withdrawal? These are all thoughts that run through an addict’s mind. Drug addiction has severe consequences affecting every aspect of and individual’s life. Heroin, in particular, has turn into an epidemic concerning many young Americans.…

Jayden David is a boy who had been experiencing seizures his whole life and at one point he was taking twelve different prescription drugs a day just to cope with the effects of his condition. Till one day his dad asked doctor’s about marijuana as treatment and they said anything to help your son. On the first day of using cannabis oil Jayden 's seizures stoped and after a couple of week he improved drastically which lead him to go from twelve pills to one (High Culture). A powerful medicine…